Dry cleaning appliance



Aug. 27, 1963 M. Ross 3,102,o93

DRy cLBANNG APPLANcE Fi1ed Apri1 26 1962 3 sheetSsheet 3 INVENTOR.

froned into a firSt poSition connecting the filtef ontlet 114 to fheSpin tub 8 and a Second 1)oSition connecting the 11lter outlet to aSUInp refuTn liIle 13. (;ofnplefing the cifcu1ating SysfefT1 is aconduft 135 vvhich connects to the drain outlet 4o of the solventconfainef 34. ThiS conduft 136 enteTs he suIn b wa of a button tTa 138,acceSS to vhich is gained thfough a feInovable lid 10 foT cleaning theffap device aS vVell aS for adding additional solvent to t11e sySten1. ASight glasS 142, of othef Sllitable fneans, n1ay be USed for pDoviding aviSual indication of the dry Cleaning i1L1id level in fhe SUnlp,

The nuid circulation System operates aS follovS, The ounlp 10 dfaVvS dfyCleaning HUid of Solvent ffon1 the sunp 80 thfoUgh the di tube 110.T11iS dfy cleaning Huid, cleaned of large obiects by fhe tfao 138, isfofced through the conduif 118 to fhe filtef 115. The f11fer iseffeofive to f11feT So1all SolidS and solubleS from fhe dfy cleaningf1LIid. Affe1' an additional pefiod dufing Which the valve 128 TetufnSthe solvent to the sunp and the so1 vont iS Tecifculated to fen10veparficulate fnaffef ffoIn tho flfer, the valve fS actuated to a poSitionWherein the filtefed dTy cleaning 11Ilid iS diSchafged ffoIn fhe f1lterby vay of the conduitS 1Zo and 130 into the spin t11b. When the level ofthe dTy cleaning HUid within the tub feaches t11e outHovv oftS 52, thedry cleani1g f1uid wnl oveTnow into fhe Solvent confainer 54 and fefufnby g1avity thfough the conduit 135 to fhe Sum 80, -the butfon trap 138intef- Copting its How to emove large obiectS ffom the ffUid,

To operafo the Se1f-Service dry Cleaning eqUipfflent, one placeS clothesWithin the Spin fub 43 and initiates the cycle. (nce the solvent iS pun1)ed to fhe Spin tub and the agitating and Spinning mechaniSm 58 isopefated fo fecip Tocafe tho agitatof o, the Solvent vVin be sufgedthfongh the fabficS fo feInove the dift and soil therefroTn. Thfoughoutthe dry cleaning cycle, fhe Solvent Wifhin tho tub win become lTorecontanlinated. In the prior art de viceS vVhen the nlechaniSm 58 isenergized to Spin the tub 48, the clofhing would luInp info a fofoidalor doUghnut fofm generany blocking fhe otHov poftS 5Z of the tUb. InfhiS faShion, the Solvent would bo centfifUged froIn the Clothing andthe tub through the outHovv pofts W ifh a liIT1ited pof tion of theclotheS load seTving aS the f1a1 Strainer of the solvent beingcentfifnged, ThiS Stfaining action causes Stfeaking of the fabric in theafea of the outi1oW )ofts and a genefaHy 11nSatiSfactofy cleaning Te-Sulf- In accoTdance vVith this invenfion and with feference to FIGURE Zfhe Spin tub 48 iS pfovided With a ClotheS guafd Shovn generany at 150.Nofe that the Spin tUb 48 is forIT1ed Vvith a balance ring 15Z, theinnef edge of vv11ich fofIns the acceSS opening 54 fo the tub infefiof.A eneTany veftical but SomeWhat outwafdly tapeTed of bowed Side waH 154of fhe tub nlergeS info a boftom WaH 156 underlying the agitator andinclIldoS Spaced invafdly di Tected stren thenin ribS Such as 157 FIGURE3 It is the pufpoSe of this invention to )rovide a clotheS guard 150Which Snngly engageS the Uppef tefII1inuS 158 of fhe tub Side WaH withits 11pper edge 160. LikewiSe, fhe lower edge 152 of the clotheS guafdSnugly hugS fhe lower end 164 of tho Side vVall. PeffofationS 166conplotely covef the g11ard of Sleeve and pfovide a n1yfiad of eXifS forthe solvent leaving the clothing on its vvay to the outoW poftS 51. TheclotheS guard 150 is spaced froIT1 the side vvaH 154 to fofln an annulafchafnber 168 Which pfovides a paSSageway inteTposed betveen theerfofafionS 1oo of the cl`othes guard and the outHow ports 5Z. In thiSfaShion, fho Solvent being Contfifuged froIn the c1ofhing leaveS theclothing over a lafge area thrOUgh an of the many pefforafionS 15o, afact Which fevents fhe Solvent fron1 being strained thfough a liIf1itedafea of clothing lufnped in ffont ()f the outf1ow oTfS 5Z.

The clothes guard of Tetainer 150 is cofnoTiSed of a genefaHyTectangular, nylon coated Sheet of oefforated Inetal which haS itStern1inal ends 17o, 171 1ying in iux-faposifion When the clothes gLlardis vvfap ed in to a cylindfical fofT1 and placed in the spin fub4DopfeSSed notcheS 174, 176 are porfed to Teceive faStening IneanS, StchaS ScfewS 178, 180, in 3. plaSfic Spacer bfacket 182 of acetal feSin ofequivafent vhich eXtends coIn )letely over the ternTinal pof tionS ofthe clotheS guard and includoS a I)efiphefal sidevall 1f3 WhiCh snuglyhugS the guafd to pfevent bypaSS ing of the Solvent at tl1is ooint, Saidperi hera1 SidewaH having a feentry poftion 185 parfiaHy enveloping thefib 157 FGURE 3 With Teference to FIGURES 4 and the tub Side vvaH iS Shon Spaced genefany unifofInly, eXcept at itS uppof and lower endS, ffomfhe )effofated dotheS guard 150. At Spaced 1)ointS abont the oeTiphefyof the inStalled guard ring, a buged-OUt poftion 184 is pfovided toInain fain the spacing of the clothes guaTd fToIn the tub vvalL Theguard iS atfached to the S in tub 8 in fhe fol lowin manner and withTefeI'ence to FIGURES Z and 6. t Spaced 1oints about the uppef edge 1o0of the guard, a. p1UfaHty of tabS 18o aTe faStened as by Welding. TheSetabS 18o afe pe( ated to Teceive a ScreW 183 Which is refained in a b et190 on the oufside of the Spn tub. The ScTew ioio the bfacketS and 18oby eXfend ing through ono ho oufHowoortS 52. T11uS, the clothes gUafd iSTefained on the Side v aH of the Spin tub to foffn a channe1 ffon1 thebottoIT1 of the guard fo the outHow poftS. The oeffofated guard holdSthe clothing away ffon the out0ov poftS So fhat the solVonf viI1 Inoveeven ly of be cenffifuged unifoTn11y ffon1 the fabric aS they lie alongthe guard. hiS affangen1ent pfeventS Sffeaking and effectS an iInpfoveddfy cleaning feSL11t.

ft Should novl/ be Seen that an iInproved spin tub for a verfical tUbdfy cleaning appafafns haS been pfovided v/hich fevontS Streaking of thoclotheS by n1ainfaining an unobStfucted path for the solvent fo becentrifuged ffom the S in tub and the clothing.

v ,hilo the en1bodiment of fhe pTesent invention as hcre in diScloSedconstituteS a pfeferred fofn1, it iS to be under Sfood that ofheT formSmight be adopfed.

What iS claimed iS aS fonows:

In conlbinafion, a spin baSket having a container pof tion and neansf()fIT1ing an acceSS opening SmaHef than said Confainer portion, Saidcontainel poffion being de ned by a boffom waU n1eanS and a fadiaHyoutwardly bowed genefally vertical containef Sidev/all having an invvardly difected Tib, said containeT Sidewalf having a p111- Tality ofoufffov oftS circun1ferentially 'aTfanged around an upper poftionthefeof, TeanS for rotating Said Spin baSket in a Centfifuging oeration, and a clotheS guafd Spaced ffom said containef SideXvan andcoeXtenSive thefevvithfofoTn1 an annular chan1ber coInTnUnicating withsafd oUtHovv poffS, Said clotheS gUard ConT fiSing a generaHy cyHndricaLpeffofafed n^letaHic Sheet haVing iuxfapoSed co exfenSive tefIninalortionS on opposife Sides of Said rib and having uppef and lower edges,Said uppef edge engag ing said container SidewaH above Said oUtHovVpofts and said 10WeT edge engaging Said confainer SidewaH beloW Saidoufovv poftS, Said feTIninal poftionS including iuXta ooSed fadiaHyinWardly dopTeSSed notches, an elongated, plaSfic Spacef brackef fiffingcon1plofely over said tefn i nal oftionS, IneanS fof faSfening SaidSpacer bracket t() Said fefn1inal portions at each of said nofcheS in ananner to hold Said ferIninal )oftions in fid(ed TelafionShip fo eachofhof Said Spacer brackef inc]uding a peTipheral Side vaH )oftionoutboard of Said nofcheS Snu gly engaging Said n1efallic Sheot topTevent by-paSSfng of solvent at this )oinf Said efi hera1 SidewaHpoftion of Said bfacket having a Teentry poftion at one end thereofpaftiaHy en veloping said fib in a nTanner to locate Said clotheS guardTelafive f() said Spin baSket, and Ineans inc1Uding a fab faStened fosaid clotheS guaTd at one end thefeof and en gaging Said containerSidevvall at the otheT end thefeof to Space tho U per edge of Safdclothes guard fron1 Said con tainel SidevaH in the vicinity of saidoutHow pofts and a bolt extending fhToogh one of Said outHow poffS intocn a ement With said tab 10 secu1e Said clothes guard i11 said BpinbaSket.

Refetences ced in the 1e of this atent Re. Z0,43Z

UNITED STATES PATENTS RobeTts Iune 29,.1937- FOREIGN PATENTS France Dec.30 1952

